Located on the rustic Eastern coast of North Carolina, the BEST WESTERN Ocean Reef Suites offers beautiful beachfront views, superior customer service and comfortable accommodations at an affordable price. This all-suites Kill Devil Hills hotel features well-appointed suites equipped with cable satellite television and free high-speed Internet access. Hotel guests are welcome to a complimentary continental breakfast each morning before taking advantage of other hotel amenities including a seasonal outdoor heated swimming pool and spa, steam room, exercise facility and limited business services.

Hotel guests can spend a relaxing day along the Atlantic Ocean fishing, kayaking or just laying at the beach. This Outer Banks hotel also provides convenient access to several local golf courses and hang gliding at Jockey's Ridge State Park. Just one mile from the hotel, guests can explore the Wright Brothers National Park and Memorial or take a short drive to visit the Fort Raleigh Historic Site and the Lost Colony. Hotel guests will also enjoy a day of sightseeing at local lighthouses including Cape Hatteras and Currituck Beach. The BEST WESTERN Ocean Reef Suites is also a short 20 mile drive from the North Carolina Aquarium and the beautiful Elizabethan Gardens.

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Longitude: 36.014425 / Latitude: -75.656895

Driving Directions to Hotel

From: Interstate 64 (North) Take Route 168 South to US Highway 158 East. After crossing the Wright Memorial Bridge, continue on the Highway 158 Bypass Road, passing the Wright Memorial. At the 8.5 Mile Post, turn left at the traffic light (Ocean Bay Blvd)and proceed to the BEST WESTERN Ocean Reef Suites.

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Most Popular Area Attractions

It took a while to get today’s Bodie Island Lighthouse to stick around. Built in a location where it was determined a lighthouse was necessary for navigation and protection from the dangerous cape, the first lighthouse opened in 1847 but due to mistakes in construction had to be abandoned after 12 years. Another lighthouse opened in 1859, but Union troops blew it up during the Civil War.

Today’s Bodie Island Lighthouse opened in 1872 near Kill Devil Hills. Pronounced “body”, the lighthouse rises 156 feet and towers above the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the North Carolina coast. The grounds surrounding the lighthouse feature marshlands, maritime forest, ponds, and more that make for great bird and nature watching.

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most treacherous parts of the Cape and of the North Carolina coast. The first lighthouse went up here in 1803 but the realization of a taller light and new needs meant the current lighthouse opened in 1870 near Kill Devil Hills.

At 198 feet tall, it’s the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. The lighthouse was actually moved in 1999 to its current location, 1,500 feet from shore – as it originally was. The Double Keepers’ Quarters, the Principal Keeper’s Quarters, the dwelling cisterns, and the oil house were all relocated with the lighthouse.

A prime destination of the Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is chock-full of outside activities. Enjoy your time at the North Carolina coast and explore miles of sandy beaches, nature viewing, fishing, and nature trails. The seashore is a short drive south of Kill Devil Hills.

Don't forget to take in the breath-taking views at the top of Bodie Island Lighthouse and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse or take to the water at one of the many boat launching sites on NC-12. Discover a serene experience with a canoe or kayak trip on the peaceful Pimlico Sound or go swimming and surfing with the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Corolla’s wild horses are pretty unique, and the Corolla Wild Horse Museum provides education, exhibits, and events around these magnificent creatures that have roamed the Outer Banks for over 500 years near Kill Devil Hills.

Located in a restored 1901 schoolhouse, the Museum also offers activities geared to kids and is not far from the Corolla Wild Horse Tours.

Most of Corolla’s wild horses roam on a 7,500-acre refuge that includes Corolla's beach. Corolla Wild Horse Tours provides two-hour tours of their habitat in a 15-passenger open-air safari style truck.

Located right before Highway 12 runs out of pavement approaching the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, the Currituck Lighthouse rises 162 feet above the surroundings. About one million red bricks were used in its construction. It was the last major lighthouse built on the Outer Banks and serves navigation with an unusual pattern of 3 seconds on, 17 seconds off for its light. The light and flash sequence can be seen for 18 nautical miles.

You can check out museum-quality lighthouse exhibits at the base, with more on the landings, should you choose to head up the stairs. After 220 steps you’ll get a nice view from the top. There is a small fee to climb, and kids 7 and under climb free. The lighthouse is generally open from late March through late November, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. near Kill Devil Hills.

The Roanoke Island story includes Native Americans who have settled here for many hundreds of years as well as one of the earliest English settlements in North America, established with the efforts of Sir Walter Raleigh during the 1580's but eventually disappeared and was known as “The Lost Colony” near Kill Devil Hills.

The Fort Raleigh NHS features a visitor center with plenty of exhibits, a 17-minute film on the island’s history and settlement, and a restored earthworks fort. Don't miss hiking trails through the maritime forest and to the Outer Banks beaches complete with wayside markers to illustrate the experiences of early settlers on the island, from the Native Americans to Sir Raleigh’s “Lost Colony” to the Freedman’s Colony established during the Civil War.

Jockey’s Ridge features the tallest natural sand dune system along the Outer Banks and east coast, some of which top 80 feet. There are plenty of recreation opportunities here, including a 384-foot boardwalk offering great views.

It’s a popular place for kite-flying, picnics, or even just rolling down the sand dunes. A climb to the top of the dunes reveals a truly spectacular look at the islands, beaches, sounds, and surrounding areas near Kill Devil Hills.

One of the official aquariums for the state of North Carolina, the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island features the largest collection of sharks in the state. You’re not just looking at tanks here – you can touch alligators and feed stingrays while also checking out a multitude of other interactive exhibits.

This gracious mansion, constructed from 1922-1925, covers 21,000 square feet and is five stories high. The opulence of the mansion and the hunting club versus the rest of the Corolla residents who lived on a more subsistence level – and how they mixed - is explored in the museum within this Outer Banks mansion.

The entire grounds, including the mansion and the 39-acre beachfront estate, is open for tours six days a week (closed on Sundays), and there are several levels of tours, as well as special events near Kill Devil Hills throughout the year.

Visit the site of the world's first flight with a trip to the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Located on the beaches of Kill Devil Hills in the North Carolina Coast, the memorial honors the site where the Wright Brothers conducted their first glider experiments.

Head to the visitors' center and see on display full-scale reproductions of the Wrights' gliders, including the 1902 glider, 1903 flying machine, and the brothers' first wind tunnel. Outside, guests can stand on the spot where the brothers made their first flights and climb Big Kill Devil Hill for views of the ocean and view the 60 foot granite monument at the top.

More Area Attractions & Services

1.00 mile(s) from Wright Brothers National Park and Memorial, First Flight

5.00 mile(s) from Jockey's Ridge State Park and hang gliding

20.00 mile(s) from Fort Raleigh Historic Site and Elizabeth II State Historic Site